- About MCS
MCS ranks among the top independent secondary schools in The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2024, placed seventh nationally and third in the Southeast. - Admissions
Approximately 1 in 10 pupils receive a bursary or scholarship. We are committed to ensuring an MCS education is open to the brightest pupils, no matter their personal circumstances.
- Junior School
“The Junior School is a very busy and happy school and here, a smile goes a long way.”
MCS ranks among the top independent secondary schools in The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2024, placed seventh nationally and third in the Southeast.
- Senior School
39 of our pupils achieved 10 or more 8 or 9 grades in 2023. - Sixth Form
Over 25% of our Sixth Form pupils take up places at Oxford and Cambridge every year.
- Supporting MCS
Your donations contribute over £150,000 a year to bursaries as well as building an endowment to fund bursaries for the future.
39 of our pupils achieved 10 or more 8 or 9 grades in 2023.
Your donations contribute over £150,000 a year to bursaries as well as building an - About MCS
MCS ranks among the top independent secondary schools in The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2024, placed seventh nationally and third in the Southeast.
- Admissions
Approximately 1 in 10 pupils receive a bursary or scholarship. We are committed to ensuring an MCS education is open to the brightest pupils, no matter their personal circumstances.
- Junior School
“The Junior School is a very busy and happy school and here, a smile goes a long way.”
- Senior School
39 of our pupils achieved 10 or more 8 or 9 grades in 2023.
- Sixth Form
Over 25% of our Sixth Form pupils take up places at Oxford and Cambridge every year.
- Supporting MCS
Your donations contribute over £150,000 a year to bursaries as well as building an endowment to fund bursaries for the future.
On Thursday 9 November, we had the pleasure of hosting the Oxfordshire Book Awards 2023 ceremony at MCS, which was attended by over 300 pupils from 25 local schools. There are three categories of books that are enjoyed and voted for by Oxfordshire’s children: Best Picture Book, Best Junior Book, and Best Secondary Book.
This year we were lucky to have five of the award-winning and highly commended authors join us for the afternoon to collect their awards in person and to help celebrate Oxfordshire’s love of reading. The pupils got to enjoy a variety of inspirational talks, including a draw-along, a book reading, and sneaky peeks of forthcoming publications which were given by Christopher Edge, Simon James Green, Kevin Jenner, Rachel Lawston and Cynthia Murphy.
The popular children’s author and OBA Patron, Jo Cotterill, acted as Master of Ceremonies throughout the entire afternoon; with a fun-filled schedule planned, she kept everyone fabulously entertained! Her superb OBA themed quiz got everyone involved as schools competed furiously to win the magnificent array of books that were on offer as the prize. In addition to this opportunity, there were several individual spot prizes offered to the dedicated readers in the audience which kept everyone on their toes throughout!
An OBA ceremony is never complete without plenty of cake and refreshments for all as the shortlisted titles for 2024 were shared with the audience for the whole process to begin again! Blackwell’s were in attendance to provide a pop-up shop that allowed everyone the opportunity to purchase books at a special event price which could then be signed by the authors who had stayed to meet and greet their reading fans.
We can’t wait to see which books are popular with the readers next year and look forward to celebrating all things reading related!
